Bar/Bat Mitzvah Celebration
According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the definition of rite is, “a ceremonial, religious act.” In addition, a rite of passage is a ceremony that transitions someone from one stage of life to another. A bar or bat mitzvah is a cerimony where young jewish teens transition from childhood to adulthood.
14,704,500 people have been recorded to be Jewish since 2016 (CNN). Judaism is a monotheistic religion developed in Israel around 4000 years ago. The jewish law is rooted in the first five books of thenJewish Bible or the Torah. In the Torah, it states that Abraham is the father of Judaism (Britannica). Most of the time jews go to synagogues to practice their religion. In some special occasions, any experienced member of the congregation can guide a service. The person who usually leads the service is called a Rabbi or a Cantor. Rabbis are Jewish spiritual experts, educated at yeshivas, religious seminaries. Rabbis translate the Bible and present the importance of Jewish law.
As a jewish child begins to come of age, he or she begins to make the decision of whether or not they would like to celebrate their Bar or Bat mitzvah. For a young jewish girl the celebration would occur at the age 12 and it is called a bat mitzvah. For a young jewish boy the celebration would happen at the age of 13 and it would be referred to a bar …show more content…
Leading up to a bar or bat mitzvah the jewish community practices their beliefs weekly. This is something that's someone who is expecting on having a celebrations needs to take part in weekly. “A good relationship is not only the secret sauce behind a life of peace, tranquility and joy but also the key to drawing down a unique blessing from the Creator” (Rabbi Akiva). This quote from a very studious Rabbi shows that jews value a good relationship which is something that the transition from child to young adult really works